Thank you for coming to Wandsworth Council’s Battersea Park Dog Show A record-breaking number of dog owners entered their pet for the Battersea Park Dog Show on Sunday (June 23), raising £831 for the Friends of Battersea Park. The Mayor of Wandsworth Cllr Jane Cooper opened the popular event which attracted over 6,000 visitors, a… Read More
Wandsworth Council’s Active Wandsworth Awards looked back on the 2018 sporting year and celebrate sporting individuals, clubs, volunteers and coaches for all their hard work and exceptional achievements. The evening was hosted by Sky Sports News presenter and avid Sheffield Wednesday fan, David Garrido with special guests Fara Williams, England’s most capped female footballer and… Read More
A public consultation will begin next week to gauge people’s priorities for how best to spend more than £300,000 on improving a small park in Battersea along with its children’s playground. Wandsworth Council’s open spaces contractor Enable Leisure and Culture will be seeking the public’s views on the best way to spend £316,000, which has… Read More
Labour’s Own Sounding Ideal 23 January 2019 – 31 March 2019 Preview: 22 January 2019, 6.30 – 8.30pm Wandsworth Council’s Pump House Gallery is delighted to present the first institutional solo exhibition by London based visual artist Anneke Kampman. Kampman works with text, music and moving-image to examine the ways the culture industry produces ‘personality’… Read More
Saturday 1 December, 1.30am to 4pm Talk and Guided walk Organised by Enable Leisure and Culture To celebrate National Tree Week, Enable Leisure and Culture’s Tree Officers are giving a talk about Wandsworth Common’s trees, followed by a winter tree identification walk around the common. Please wear footwear and clothing suitable for walking outdoors. If… Read More
Friday 30 November, 10am to 4pm Organised by the Tooting Common Heritage Project As part of National Tree Week, the Tooting Common Heritage Project will be planting 15 trees across the common. Please come and lend a hand with the planting that will contribute to the succession of native trees on the common. All tools… Read More
Thursday 7 June, 2pm Guided walk: Wildlife Walk on the Common Organised by the Tooting Common Heritage Project A wildlife walk focusing on habitat restoration on Tooting Common. Please wear clothing and footwear suitable for the outdoors and weather. The event will involve walking on uneven surfaces and crossing roads and cycle paths. Meet at… Read More
Wednesday 6 June, 10.30am to 2.30pm Drop in session: Scything Taster Session Organised by the Tooting Common Heritage Project in partnership with idverdeUK Come along for a taster session in the art of scything, a traditional grassland management technique used for centuries in England and with origins dating back to 500 B.C. Please wear clothing… Read More
Tuesday 5 June, 2pm Guided walk: Hidden Heritage: the wildlife wonders of the Wandle Organised by Enable Leisure and Culture Take a walk upstream from the mouth of the River Wandle to King Georges Park to learn more about the wildlife on the river and measures to enhance habitats. Meet at the junction of The… Read More
Thursday 31 May, 6pm Guided Walk: the historic and notable graves of Putney Vale Cemetery Organised by Enable Leisure and Culture A guided, leisurely walk around the cemetery visiting many of the notable and historic graves. Please expect to walk about 1½ miles. Some steep inclines. Meet at the crematorium carpark at the top of… Read More